GOALS FOR GRADUATES IN SOCIAL STUDIES

The Parkway School District's goals for graduates in Social Studies are based on the Missouri Show-Me Standards, in performance and in content knowledge.

In performance, students in the Parkway School District will:

• Acquire the knowledge and skills to gather, analyze and apply information and ideas
• Acquire the knowledge and skills to communicate effectively within and beyond the classroom
• Acquire the knowledge and skills to recognize and solve problems
• Acquire the knowledge and skills to make decisions and act as responsible members of society

In Social Studies, students in the Parkway School District will acquire a solid foundation in the content area of social studies which includes knowledge of:

• Principles expressed in the documents shaping the constitutional democracy of the United States
• Continuity and change in the history of Missouri, the United States and the world
• Principles and processes of governance systems
• Economic concepts (including productivity and market systems) and principles (including the laws of supply and demand)
• The major elements of geographical study and analysis (such as relative and absolute location, place, movement and regions) and their relationship to changes in society and environment
• Relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions
• The use of tools social science inquiry (such as surveys, statistics, maps and documents)